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Document Revision History

Revision & date Detail of changes Author Authorised

1.0 (2007-11-22) Created. MJW
2.0 (2008-07-03) Adjusted for Vortex system MJW
2.1 (2010-03-17) Updated MJW
2.2 (2012-03-22) Fixed outdated links MLB

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Overview............................................................................................................................. 4
Requirements..................................................................................................................... 5
HMS equipment: .............................................................................................................. 5
Crowcon equipment: ........................................................................................................ 5
PLC equipment: ............................................................................................................... 5
Configuration Layout ........................................................................................................ 6
AnyBus Layout ................................................................................................................. 6
Hardware Settings ............................................................................................................. 7
AnyBus Module ................................................................................................................ 7
Profibus address ........................................................................................................................................7
Modbus address ........................................................................................................................................7
Connecting the AnyBus to the Profibus device ................................................................ 8
Connecting the AnyBus to the Modbus device ................................................................. 8
Hardware Configuration .................................................................................................... 9
Profibus Configuration...................................................................................................... 9
Profibus AnyBus Configuration ..................................................................................................................9
Modbus Configuration ...................................................................................................... 9
Software Configuration ................................................................................................... 10
AnyBus Software Configuration ..................................................................................... 10
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................10
ABC Config Tool ......................................................................................................................................10
Profibus Configuration .............................................................................................................................10
Modbus Configuration ..............................................................................................................................10
AnyBus Mapping ......................................................................................................................................11
Channel analogue and channel status ....................................................................................................14

Technical documentation ............................................................................................... 15

HMS AnyBus Profibus-DP Serial Gateway .................................................................... 15
GSD-File ..................................................................................................................................................15
Installation Leaflet ....................................................................................................................................15

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 Overview

This document defines an interface between a Profibus master (PLC) and a Crowcon
Vortex system. The Profibus master communicates with the Vortex (Modbus slave) using
the HMS AnyBus Profibus-DP Serial Gateway device. The Anybus module acts as a
protocol bridge between the Profibus master and the Vortex Modbus slave.

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Requirements

HMS equipment:

1 x Profibus slave module (AnyBus Profibus-DP Serial Gateway)

1 x GSD file for the AnyBus module (HMS_1803.GSD).

This file can be downloaded from the following web page:

http://www.anybus.com/support/support.asp?PID=104&ProductType=Anybus%20Communicator

Crowcon equipment:

1 x Vortex Manual
1 x Crowcon Vortex Unit

PLC equipment:

1 x PLC capable of communicating via Profibus

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Configuration Layout

The following picture shows how to attach the different components of the system.

AnyBus Layout

The HMS AnyBus device is connected to a RS485 Modbus channel using the AnyBus
RS485 connector (located at the bottom of the unit).

The next section explains exactly which PINs should be connected from the HMS AnyBus
device to the Crowcon Vortex unit.

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Hardware Settings

AnyBus Module

The AnyBus module acts as a protocol converter Profibus/Modbus and vice-versa.

This device has been configured as a Profibus slave and as a Modbus Master.

Profibus address

In order to change the Profibus slave address open the AnyBus front case (Profibus side)
and set the address using the two rotary switches accordingly.

For example, to set the AnyBus device as a Profibus slave address number 3, the x 10
rotary switch must be set to zero and the x 1 rotary switch must be set to 3.

Please consult the HMS documentation for further details (Technical documentation: HMS
AnyBus-DP Serial Profibus Gateway section).

Please note the initial Profibus address has been set to 77

Modbus address

The Modbus address that the AnyBus queries is Modbus address 1, so the Vortex unit has
to be configured as slave address number 1.

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Connecting the AnyBus to the Profibus device

The AnyBus device should be connected to the PLC using a standard Profibus cable
(straight serial cable male to male). The location of the Profibus connector is on the front
side of the AnyBus module, where the LEDs are located:

Connecting the AnyBus to the Modbus device

The Modbus communication between the AnyBus and the Vortex is the RS485 2-wires
physical interface. So we use the pins number 8 and 9 of the Dsub9. The Modbus
connector is on the rear side of the AnyBus device.

The AnyBus female 9 way cannon “D” connector (Sub Network Connector) shown above
should be connected to the Vortex Node Controller Module as follows:

ANYBUS CONNECTOR Vortex Node Controller Terminals

PIN 8 ------------------------------------------------------- Terminal 1 or 4

PIN 9 ------------------------------------------------------- Terminal 2 & 5

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Hardware Configuration

Profibus Configuration

In order to configure the AnyBus Profibus protocol, the PLC must be configured to use the
ProfiBus communication (the AnyBus device as a Profibus slave).

Please refer to the PLC documentation in order to install and configure this device
(Technical Documentation).

Profibus AnyBus Configuration

Importing the GSD file

Import the file HMS_1803.GSD to the PLC software (PLC configurator tool) in order to
include the AnyBus as a Profibus slave in the Profibus network.

Configuring the network

The AnyBus module can be found in the hardware PLC catalogue.

Please consult the HMS documentation for further details in order to connect the AnyBus
device to a PLC Profibus bus (Technical documentation: AnyBus installation for PLC).

Modbus Configuration

The Modbus units have to be configured as a slave address number 1 in order to be

accessed properly by the AnyBus communicator.

Please consult the Crowcon documentation.

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Software Configuration

AnyBus Software Configuration

Overview

Basically, the AnyBus device is a bridge between the Profibus protocol and the Modbus
protocol.

The AnyBus has got three memory buffers:

 Input data: data that should be sent to the Profibus device (i.e. PLC).
 Output data: data received from the Profibus device.
 General data: data to perform internal calculations.

In this particular project, only the first buffer is interesting. The PLC will read data from the
Vortex unit but it not necessary to send anything from the PLC to the Vortex.

ABC Configuration Manager

The ABC Config Manager is the HMS software that allows the sending of Modbus
commands and mapping of the response in the input data buffer.

This software can be downloaded from the following location:

http://www.anybus.com/upload/Anybus%20Communicator-5572-ACM%20Communicator%20RS232-422-
485.zip

Once the software has been installed, it is possible to communicate to the AnyBus device
using the programming cable. Two things have to be configured: the Profibus protocol and
the Modbus Protocol.

Profibus Configuration

The AnyBus device will be automatically detected once the PLC software has imported the
GSD file. Obviously, the AnyBus configuration switches for setting the Profibus address
have to be set previously (see the Hardware Configuration section in this document).

Modbus Configuration

Using the ABC Config Tool it is possible to send standard Modbus commands or to specify
new ones. For clarity, this document describes only the Read Holding Registers.

To send a Modbus command is as easy as to create a new Read Holding Register object,
which consists of a fully configurable Modbus query and a response.

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The following picture shows a Read Holding Register object into the ABC Config Tool. The
picture highlights the starting address of the Modbus packet in the Vortex unit, which is
0x0BB7.

To change any other value, select the appropriate field and change the value accordingly.

AnyBus Mapping

The last thing to do is to map the Modbus data into the AnyBus input buffer in order to be
consumed by the Profibus device. The Response Data property allows indicating where to
map the value/values read from the Modbus response.

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The following picture shows an example of values associated with a Data property. In this
case, the Modbus payload has 0x0078 bytes and will be mapped in the input buffer
starting at the 0x0004 address. So 0x0078 bytes will be available to be consumed by the
PLC via the Profibus interface.

Other Read Holding Registers requests read the alarm data from later registers in the
Vortex unit and store them directly after the channel analogues data in its internal
registers. This makes it easier for the Profibus to read this data as a single block.

The application downloaded into the AnyBus can be modified importing the source code
called ‘Vortex_Final.cfg’ via the File  Open menu.

PLC Configuration

The AnyBus device sends 228 bytes from the Modbus device (Vortex) to the Profibus bus.
The following table shows the starting address and description of the Profibus set of data
that the PLC must read:

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PROFIBUS MAPPING
WORD BYTE INFORMATION
0 0 SYSTEM STATUS
1 2 POWER STATUS
2 4 CHANNEL 1 ANALOGUE
3 6 CHANNEL 1 ALARMS
12 24 CHANNEL 2 ANALOGUE
13 26 CHANNEL 2 ALARMS
22 44 CHANNEL 3 ANALOGUE
23 46 CHANNEL 3 ALARMS
32 64 CHANNEL 4 ANALOGUE
33 66 CHANNEL 4 ALARMS
42 84 CHANNEL 5 ANALOGUE
43 86 CHANNEL 5 ALARMS
52 104 CHANNEL 6 ANALOGUE
53 106 CHANNEL 6 ALARMS
62 124 CHANNEL 7 ANALOGUE
63 126 CHANNEL 7 ALARMS
72 144 CHANNEL 8 ANALOGUE
73 146 CHANNEL 8 ALARMS
82 164 CHANNEL 9 ANALOGUE
83 166 CHANNEL 9 ALARMS
92 184 CHANNEL 10 ANALOGUE
93 186 CHANNEL 10 ALARMS
102 204 CHANNEL 11 ANALOGUE
103 206 CHANNEL 11 ALARMS
112 224 CHANNEL 12 ANALOGUE
113 226 CHANNEL 12 ALARMS

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The structure of each of the words is as follows:

Channel analogue and channel status

The channel analogue contains the current value of the transducer.

There is one channel analogue word for each of the different channels.

The box below indicates in detail the value represented by the channel analogue word.

Channel analogue Integer between 0 and 1000.

1 word (2 bytes) The current reading on the detector.

Channel status Integer.

1 word (2 bytes) The current status of the detector.

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Technical documentation

In order to know in more detail how to configure the different modules of this project please
refer to the following documentation:

HMS AnyBus Profibus-DP Serial Gateway

GSD-File

GSD-File for AnyBus Profibus Serial Gateway, HMS Industrial networks

This file can be downloaded from the following web page:

http://www.anybus.com/support/support.asp?PID=104&ProductType=Anybus%20Communicator

Installation Leaflet

Installation Guide, HMS Industrial Networks

This leaflet can be downloaded from the following web page:

http://www.anybus.com/support/support.asp?PID=104&ProductType=Anybus%20Communicator

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